We are in the midst of a battle every day. This battle is not against him, her, or us, but an unseen battle against someone who fights with the forces of hell to destroy everything and everyone God is for. You have an enemy who is against you and is going to attack you to either keep you from Jesus or as followers of Christ everything He has for us. We are in a battle daily, so we must daily prepare for battle.
Pain and hardship will certainly cause us to pray; sometimes even more than our needs and wants. But why do we continue finding ourselves...
God came to be with us to remove our excuses from us.
People can only belong where they are accepted.